COMPARING TWO PLACES
Neligh vs Columbus
PLACE A
Neligh, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Columbus, Texas
Neligh is 59% smaller than Columbus. Neligh earns more, with a median household income $9,821 higher. Columbus has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -4%).
NELIGHCOLUMBUSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5513,821−59% vs Columbus
Population density1,0611,283−222
Population growth-3.9%1.2%−5.1 pts
Median age42.734.6+8.1
Male48.8%48.7%+0.1 pts
Female51.2%51.3%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born7.5%12.3%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.9%48.2%+37.8 pts
Black0.4%8.4%−8.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%40.5%−28.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other1.8%1.1%+0.6 pts
Median household income$59,239$49,418+$9,821
Per capita income$34,933$30,453+$4,480
Poverty rate7.4%31.5%−24.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%27.8%−7.5 pts
Graduate degree8.1%13.1%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%3.2%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation60.7%51.4%+9.3 pts
Median home value$150,600$241,700−$91,100
Median gross rent$598$879−$281
Owner-occupied74.2%68.8%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%19.4%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%29.3%+14.7 pts
Average commute12.021.3−9.3
Worked from home4.8%9.3%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.9%13.0%−6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025